Racks for shoes and other articles



United States Patent [72] Inventor [54] RACKS FOR SHOES AND OTHER ARTICLES Primary Examiner-Nile C. Byers, Jr. Attorney-M. D. Nissenbaum ABSTRACT: A stand presents two parallel rods set horizontal and in spaced relation one a little above and behind the other, which rods fit into opposite pairs of notches in opposite channel walls in the lower slender part of a thermoplastic shell whose upper part is shaped to fit into the toe portion of a shoe, and is in front of said rods at the notched region. There are a plurality of these shells spaced along said rods and serve as shoe trees. The upper part of these shells may be of shapes to hold other articles. Inside the said channel part and integral therewith, are cradles to support the rods, and strips extending out of the channel from along side the cradles, which while in plastic state, are bent to encircle said rods and form straps therefor. One of the rods has a series of spaced teats at the centerline positions of the shells. When a strip is bent as; aforesaid, its associated teat acts as a die to draw a cup-form in the strap. The distal ends of the straps may be fused to the cradle body thereat.

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.t tutsi aent t and. wnic are c e ntsn ssl I invention, the stand or frame n entstwesmq',tinatall i izsmal t9d..on=.;a= ittl a nM wtt r s-eth Bachshaetteei wmo ded d gated shell'of thermoplastic. material having some resilient; quality, comprisinguatbellied ipll fi'lq. fiti into the forward porf. l nv o shoe. an stress d; me tv p t at e ting; wnwatd yvansh ss vided w t twa spaq d; a hes tusltwhk t er ds xten Whentheshoe o ontheshoe-tree, itsrtoe end isup; d, 1 tahss ett dewexd; t e ntiteshseihe s nd e} ds,Sa si mkepartfisas n elwho. ven n Extending;from..insid,e,said:;channe and; integral, therewith,- there, are two, strip;elements, eachto onerside; of a rod-support-. ing cradle. Thes e straps while hot, .thev shoe tree being on the rods, are bent overtomalge strapsoi themzencircling-said, rods respectively, A; teat or other protruberancegstrucltifrorng-the material offoneofx the'rods, actsasa dietodraw ajcup inthe strap forced around it, and so the-treclis held tightlyonthe, rods. V i r In e c mse yit sdrawins ,for i spart t h spe fi tion, similar characters: ofikreferenceiindicate, corresponding parts inall the views FIG. 1 is aperspe ctiveview ofashoeraclrgembodyingthe teachings ofthis invention. I

FIG.2 is,an,enlargedyelevationalview-of'oneof theishoe t trees in condition immediatelybefore,it is mounted on;therackframe or stand; a

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sembly, that, is,-;the;,shoe tree is;,se,cure,d H lace onits mount-, in'grodsh '1 1 W li l i llklhqfi 3E desisnatessens a"as e 1 raclcwhich includes astangl ho side embersgarespannedp sit-b sse drbehind zo he i V achl pair of, rods have xse rely: mounted-thereon: 1 across them ase v v shellst185which are ina d tisnalsnssasitmqsntis toda a flila serve shoentr'ees metip s; 1 t e ad? ans posite the corresponding notches in the other of said walls.

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In the embodiment illustrated, each shoe tree 18 is an elongated channel set across its mounting rods and extending upwardly therefrom; the longitudinal opening of the channel downwardly extending slender neck: portion 23, whose lower endmay'be closed by awall-24, connecting the side walls 25, 25' of said slender'part'. it is this slender part that crosses the mounting rodslo', 17, which are entered in notches in said sidewalls 25,25. Said notches in the wall 25 aredenoted by the numerals 26 and. 27, andin thewall 25', the notches are.

indicated as 26. 27". The notches in each wall are directly op- Sime all'shoetrees:1'8 are identical, they will be in parallel relation, and of course they may be equi-spaced as shown alongtheir mounting-rods 16.17, orin 'other' spaced relation alone said, rods-asdesign may prescribe;

Integral with the-floor wall l9of the channel and extending therefrom intorthe chsnnelare the spaced cradles 28 and 29, which are for supportof, the rods l6 and 17' respectively; the

; cradle Z8=beingin alignment with the notches 26, 26', and the cradle 29-,beinginalignment with the hatches 27. 27, Also lntegralwith the coat tree; there extends outwardly from the channel along one side of-eachof the cradles, are the strips 30 anddl; which are who bent over while'still 'hot out of the mould, to formthe straps 30", Ill" whichtightly hold the shoe tree 18in place on the rods 16, 17. A preferred means to lock each shoe tree in place against movement along the mounting rods l6,- I7, is to have-the rod l6 with struck up tests as 34 v p A spaced therealong, ,at'the centerlines-of the positions ofsaid rearward;andthebottorn endof such hannelmaybeclosed; 3 5

trees along said rodsl'ropet positioningwof the shoe'trees before bending theistrips to strap form, may-be accomplished by a.jig at the assemblytable,as would be-th'eestablished practice in tool design "and i manufacturing procedure, and is well 46 knownas,what'would-ybe-a-suitable production practice, that no furtherkillustrationthereof is believed necessary because sameis readilyunderstandable in the manufacturing arts and in engineering practice: lt'is evident that in bending said strips about'the rod '16 centrally in relation to the'teats 34, that each teat wouldact, as a die. and draw a cupas 35, into which it will project andremainto hold the shoe tree fixed against lateral ashoe; rack constructiontitis evident that' the upper part of the, shellszmay beof suitable form tosupporthats, gloves and otherarticles desiredto be held for storage ordisplay, so being that'this'invention is capable:- of numerous forms and various g-applications; without departingJfrom' the essential features herein disclosed, andits adaptations forother articles'are ,be-

. merely1illustrative= andrnot'restrictive and thathaving shown andexplained this inventiomr lclaim. a l. Ina rack. structureof the character described, a fra'me-im cludingtwo spaciedf; parallel rods, one of which is provided withtat least om teat-extending laterallytherefrom, one article-supporting membervfor each teat, including a channel of thermoplasticmaterial extending-across saidrods; each of the opposite'wallsof; said channclhaving two spaced notches commencing; in the; longitudinal edges of said walls; the

- other wall respectively; each of said rods being positioned through a pair of said opposite notches so that the teat is substantially centrally between said walls, and strips integral with the channel and extending therefrom interior said channel, between and spaced from said walls, the faces of each strip being across the channel; said strips being bent around each of the rods respectively while in plastic condition to form straps tightly encircling said rods respectively; said teat, acting as a die, causing a deformation in the strip thereat, whereby the teat is engaged in such deformation to secure said member against movement along the rods.

2. The rack structure as defined in claim 1, wherein said deformation is a cup-form.

3. The rack structure as defined in claim 1, including cradle structures withinsaid channel and integral thereof, supporting said rods respectively.

4. The rack structure as defined in claim 3, wherein the distal ends of the straps are fused to said cradles respectively.

5. The rack structure as defined in claim I, wherein the distal ends of the straps are fused to the material of said channel.

6. The rack structure as defined in claimed 1, wherein the article-supporting member is an integral entity of thermoplastic material.

7. The rack structure as defined in claim 6, wherein the article-supporting member is a shell, whose channel portion is an elongated neck.

- 8. The rack structure as defined in claim 7, wherein the article-supporting member is a shoe tree. 

